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Griffin's triple-double lifts Clippers over Rockets 117-101 (Yahoo Sports)

The Los Angeles Clippers knew no one player could make up for Chris Paul’s absence. Blake Griffin had 26 points, 14 rebounds and 13 assists for his second straight triple-double to lead six double-digit scorers and lift the Clippers to a 117-101 victory over the Houston Rockets on Monday night in Game 1 of the Western Conference semifinals. Matt Barnes got the Clippers going after that, making two 3-pointers in

Cruz hits 14th HR, Hernandez pitches Mariners past Angels (Yahoo Sports)

Nelson Cruz and Felix Hernandez are both off to a scintillating start, and that combination was too much for the Los Angeles Angels to overcome. Cruz hit his major league-leading 14th home run hours after being selected AL Player of the Month for April, and Hernandez won his fifth straight decision to begin the season as the Seattle Mariners beat the defending AL West champions 3-2 on Monday night. Cruz

Chirinos' sacrifice fly in 9th lifts Rangers past Astros (Yahoo Sports)

The Texas Rangers got a much-needed win in a close game and cooled off the hottest team in baseball. Robinson Chirinos hit a tiebreaking sacrifice fly in the ninth inning, and the Rangers snapped Houston’s 10-game winning streak with a 2-1 win over the Astros on Monday night. It was a pitching victory with timely hitting.” Chirinos’ sacrifice fly to center scored Adrian Beltre, who led off the inning with

Brewers win in Counsell's debut, 4-3 over Dodgers (Yahoo Sports)

Craig Counsell capped his first day as a big league manager in the best way possible: with a victory. The Milwaukee Brewers rallied for three runs in the eighth inning to win in Counsell’s managerial debut, 4-3 over the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday night. ”It’s a very special day,” said Counsell, who took over for Ron Roenicke, who was fired Sunday night. ”It was a blur a little bit,

Adidas begins marathon turnaround in North America

German sportswear company Adidas turned around its sales in North America in the first quarter, helped by a marketing campaign designed to win business from dominant rival Nike . Adidas said group sales rose 17 percent to 4.08 billion euros ($4.54 billion), or 9 percent excluding the impact of currencies, beating an average analyst forecast for 3.91 billion and lifting its shares more than 1 percent. Despite the hike in

LA Clippers shoot down Rockets in game one

The Los Angeles Clippers rose to the challenge of playing without Chris Paul as they wasted no time wrestling away home-court advantage from Houston with a 117-101 win. Paul, who injured his hamstring in game seven against the San Antonio Spurs Saturday, watched from the sidelines as his teammates prevailed in game one of the best-of-seven Western Conference semi-finals. “We don’t mention injuries, we don’t talk about them, we just